Packaged delayed seed delivery system with sterile growing medium
View Patent ↗A delayed seed to growth medium delivery system comprises a delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly, a container, and an amount of growth medium. The amount of growth medium is disposed along an inside bottom of the container. The delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly is attached to the container thereby sealing the amount of growth medium from an exterior of the container. Activation of the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly causes seeds stored in the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly to be deposited onto the growth medium. The seeds undergo a growth process without fungus or bacteria as in typical soil growth and without having to apply costly antimicrobial agents, eliminating the need for watering and maintenance of any kind while plants remain in the container.
1 . An apparatus comprising:
a container;
a growth medium, wherein the growth medium is disposed within the container; and
a delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly, wherein the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly is attached to the container thereby sealing an entirety of the growth medium within the container, wherein an interior of the sealed container is sterile, wherein activation of the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly causes seeds to be deposited onto the growth medium, and wherein activation of the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly does not require unsealing of the container and does not require addition of any liquid or growth of the seeds.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly comprises a flexible membrane, a non-flexible membrane, a lid, and an amount of seeds.
3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the seeds are disposed between the flexible membrane and the non-flexible membrane.
4 . The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the non-flexible membrane is made from a tearable material.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the container has a first end and a second end, wherein the growth medium is disposed along the first end of the container, wherein the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly is attached to the second end, and wherein the first end is opposite the second end.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the growth medium is agar with nutritional elements.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a delayed seed to growth medium delivery system, wherein at a first time a user obtains the delayed seed to growth medium delivery system with seeds stored in the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly and with no seeds in the growth medium, wherein at a second time the user causes seeds stored in the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly to be deposited onto the growth medium via activation, and wherein the second time occurs after the first time.
8 . A method comprising:
obtaining a delayed seed to growth medium delivery system, wherein the delayed seed to growth medium delivery system comprises a delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly, a container, and growth medium, wherein the growth medium is disposed along a base portion of the container, wherein the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly is attached to the container thereby sealing all of the growth medium within the container, and wherein an interior of the sealed container is sterile; and
causing seeds stored in the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly to be deposited onto the growth medium.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly comprises a flexible membrane, a non-flexible membrane, a lid, and an amount of seeds.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the seeds are disposed between the flexible membrane and the non-flexible membrane.
11 . The method of claim 9 , wherein seeds are deposited by tearing a portion of the non-flexible membrane such that seeds stored in the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly fall onto the growth medium.
12 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the growth medium is agar with nutrition.
13 . The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
maintaining the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly attached to the container until seeds deposited onto the growth medium develop into plants over a growth time period.
14 . The method of claim 8 , wherein causing seeds stored in the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly to be deposited onto the growth medium does not require unsealing of the container and does not require addition of any liquid or growth of the seeds.
15 . A method comprising:
forming a delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly, wherein the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly includes a flexible membrane, a non-flexible membrane, a lid, and seeds;
depositing growth medium into a container; and
attaching the delayed seed to growth medium delivery lid assembly to the container thereby sealing an entirety of the growth medium within the container, wherein the seeds and growth medium are separated by the non-flexible membrane, wherein the seeds are separated from an outer environment by the flexible membrane, and wherein the sealed container provides a sterile environment.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the seeds are disposed between the flexible membrane and the non-flexible membrane.
17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the growth medium is agar, and wherein the agar has growth components with nutrients and is deposited into the container in molten form.